Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-24
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U brien did not leave his bed Monday. un,
I'll eleven clock, and then he was 50 wesk
as TO be almost unable to stand He had 10
De assisted IN dressing by Dennis kibrids.
Dr. Campbell told o Brien positively thst he
was unit TO leave his bed. much less to start
on journey, but the latter was as firm as
rock
Il will go" he said, 'they expect ME and
l have arranged to GO, and | canuo, disap
point my friends"
He left by the l2 so train fer Hamilton.
ana arrives In Hamilton at three o'clock in
the afternoon. The meeting will not as has
been stated. be held during the day, but will
take place in the evening, something which
v brien says he does not understand To-
ronto Is not more than forty miles from Ham
llton and II is reported that bodies of Orange
men are going 10 make descent from the
larger city upon Hamilton and Join with the
| local Orangemen IN making an attack on
| OBriens life.
| The Nationslists will be organized this
time, and O'Brien approves the idea that
| they should be, and that outside aid should
be sent to Hamilton, which will now proba
bly, be done by friends in Buffalo and other
lrlsh counties. OBrien said today to the
associated reporter, "If any attack be made
| upon me in Hamilton, the police have not a
| shadow of excuse"
The Canadian government now have re-
ceived full warning. If anything happens
now, they cannot, as | have already said, put
forward any sucn excuse as the living one of
Mayor Rowland of Toronto. that the attack
was unexpected and that ten minutes had
only elapsed between my exit from and my
| return 10 the hotel, when as a matter of fact
| left the hotel at s 80 p. NJ, and wasunsble
to venture to steal back until midnight.
HAMILTON, MAY %.
The most enthusiastic reception O'Brien
has received in Canada was given him here
| today.
When the train arrived a large number of
men and women were in waiting. He was
received with loud cheers, and rush to
shake hands.
| ~ GU are not in Kingston" shouted one
man; mo, nor in Toronto, cried another.
Finally O'Brien reached the carriage and
the procession to the hotel started
AT the hotel there was another storm of
cheers. In reply to repeated calls O'Brien
appeared on the balcony and made short
speech.
In the evening meeting was held in the
Palace rink, half mile from the hotel. A
large crowd gathered outsiGe, only few OF
whom were anti O'Hrienites judging from the
scattered kissing and groaning amid general
outbursts of applause. The rink is capable
of holding two thousand people and was
packed.
On the platform were number of proml-
nent citizens, including some orangemen and
several Knights of Labor. There was also
present deputation from Toronto, including
| ID. L. Cahlll, who was seriously injured in
the riot, with many Catholic clergymen.
James O'Brien, president of the National
League, presided.
OBrien was in much pain ana spoke brief
ly. He said "Unfortunately flesh and
blood is not proof against the arguments OF
paving stones and bludgeons, the only argu
ments that Lord Lansdownes supporters
have addressed to US"
His illusions to the Lsnsdowne and Kings
ton and Toronto affairs were received with
groans and Kisses.
After O'Brien sat down the chairman read
the following cabiegram from London signed
by Justin Mccarthy, Thos. Sexton, I. NJ.
Healy, John Dillon and j. G. Briggar:
Accept the sympathy of your colleagues.
We ieel the deepest Indignation at the brutal
conduct of the mob at Kingston and Toron-
to. We earnestly request you to take rest
under the best medical care,
Dennis KiIbride then spoke.
An attempt was mad this evening to as
sas innate O'Bren as he lett the rink
After klbride had spoken several Eng
lisnmen and one American made addresses,
some OF the illusions to Lansdowne being
very bitter.
Before the audience was dismissed. much
against oBren's will himself and Kibride
were spirited off the platform through mar
row alley to the carriage in waiting. They
were accompanied BY Mcmahon and Roch.
4 members OF the local branch of the Land
League, while John Nelson held the reins
and I. p O'Brien SAT on the box. Hardly
had the party entered the carriage when an
unfriendly group of men spied them and b.
gan Kissing and groanng. just as the car
riage wheeled around Market building into
Market square, eight revolver shots were
fired. Nelson was shot through the wrist
and one bullet whistled past O'Brien's head
and crashed through the carriage window.
T. Z. O'Brien seized the reins and lashed the
horses into a run.
At the hotel there was another. hostile
crowd, which hooted as the party tried to
open the door but couldn't. Mcmahon then
jumped over the door and drawing a revolver
held the crowd at bay while OBrien and his
friends made their exit from the carriage
also by the same uncomfortable way. As
the party stepped into the corridor Of the ho-
tel volley of rotten eggs was hurled at
them No one was bit.
Chief Of Police McKinnon now rushed up
but it was all over.
Nelson was taken to the city hospital. DIR.
James White extracted the bullet and saws
the wound Is dangerous.
Fire crackers and powder are being explO-
dea in all directions and fire arms discharged.
Kind ofprelminary celebration of the Queen :
birthday.
O'Brien will return to Niagara Falls Tues
day, where ne will take rest sn4 proceed
thence to Montreal to attend the open air
meeting Thursday.